Erd

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• Erdn

Etymology

From Middle High German erde, from Old High German erda, from Proto-West Germanic *erþu, from Proto-Germanic *erþō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁érteh₂ (“earth”). Cognates include Yiddish ערד (erd), German Erde, Dutch aarde, West Frisian ierde, English earth, Danish, Norwegian Nynorsk jord, Swedish jord, Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰 (airþa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈe̞ɐ̯d̥/

Noun

Erd f (plural Erdn)

1. (countable) a world; a space to live in
2. (uncountable) the ground
3. (uncountable) soil

Pennsylvania German

Alternative forms

• Aerd, Eaht

Etymology

From Middle High German ërde, from Old High German erda. Cognate with German Erde, Dutch aarde, English earth, Swedish jord.

Noun

Erd f

1. earth
2. the world

Zazaki

Alternative forms

• Erde

Etymology

From Arabic أَرْض (ʔarḍ), from Proto-Semitic *ʾarṣ́-.

Noun

Erd m

1. earth
2. the world